Definition: Inferencing is when you go beyond the author's words to understand what is not said in the text. "Inferring involves forming a best guess about what the "evidence" (words, sentences, and paragraphs) means; speculating about what's to come; then drawing conlusions." (Hutchins & Zimmerman, 2003) In order to make an inference, readers must combine their schema with evidence in the text to form a conclusion. Lessons Book List
"Babushka's Doll" by Patricia Polacco"Fireflies" by Julie Brinkloe"Fly Away Home" by Eve Bunting"How Many Days to America" by Eve Bunting"Just a Dream" by Chris Van Allsburg"Tar Beach" by Faith Ringgold"Teammates" by Peter Golenbock"The Legend of the Loon" by Kathy-Jo Wargin"The Sweetest Fig" by Chris Van Allsburg"The Widow's Broom" by Chris Van Allsburg"The Wretched Stone" by Chris Van Allsburg"Tuesday" by David Weisner"Two Bad Ants" by Chris Van Allsburg"Zathura" Chris Van Allsburg Inside the Box
Definition:
Inferencing is when you go beyond the author's words to understand what is not said in the text. "Inferring involves forming a best guess about what the "evidence" (words, sentences, and paragraphs) means; speculating about what's to come; then drawing conlusions." (Hutchins & Zimmerman, 2003) In order to make an inference, readers must combine their schema with evidence in the text to form a conclusion.
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Book List
"Babushka's Doll" by Patricia Polacco"Fireflies" by Julie Brinkloe"Fly Away Home" by Eve Bunting"How Many Days to America" by Eve Bunting"Just a Dream" by Chris Van Allsburg"Tar Beach" by Faith Ringgold"Teammates" by Peter Golenbock"The Legend of the Loon" by Kathy-Jo Wargin"The Sweetest Fig" by Chris Van Allsburg"The Widow's Broom" by Chris Van Allsburg"The Wretched Stone" by Chris Van Allsburg"Tuesday" by David Weisner"Two Bad Ants" by Chris Van Allsburg"Zathura" Chris Van Allsburg
Inside the Box
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